The

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was the franchise's 41st in the

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. Although they improved upon their 2–11–1 record of the previous season, they failed to complete a winning record for the seventh consecutive season and failed to reach the playoffs for the thirteenth straight year.

Offseason

At the end of the 1972 season, Eagles head coach

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was fired. Mike McCormack, who had been a

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assistant coach from 1965 to 1972, was hired in his place The Eagles moved their training camp from

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in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, a short distance from Veterans Stadium.

NFL Draft

Roster

Regular season

* On September 23, the Eagles and the New York Giants played in the final Giants game at Yankee Stadium. The game resulted in a 23–23 tie. * In 1973, Roman Gabriel led the NFL with 3,219 yards and 23 touchdown passes, for which he was awarded the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 5

Week 8

Standings

Awards and honors

* Roman Gabriel, quarterback, NFL Leader, 3,219 passing yards * Roman Gabriel, NFL Leader, 23 touchdown passes * Roman Gabriel, NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award

Notes

References

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1973 Eagles on jt-sw.com

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